bleedcubbieblue.com - 12/18/2008
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It's much nicer in Chicago today. Well, relatively speaking, at least -- not snowing, and about 20 degrees with light winds. So I took the better camera to the ballpark future hockey arena to get some more photos.
While I was there I ran into Brad, our usual gate chief in the bleachers. He ...
bizofbaseball.com - 12/17/2008
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bizofbaseball.com —
Artist rendering of Wrigley Field rink for NHL
Classic (courtesy of National Hockey League) Wrigley Field will...
move from the Field of Dreams to Rink of Dreams today as the NHL begins setting up the rink that will be used for the NHL Winter Classic to be played on January 1. The game, ...
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Rink for NHL Classic to be Setup at Wrigley Field Today
bleedcubbieblue.com - 12/16/2008
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bleedcubbieblue.com —
Today, trucks arrived and began unloading the materials
that will build the hockey rink for the Winter...
Classic to be played at Wrigley Field on January 1. In addition to the wood for the boards and the platform the ice will be created on, there were ...
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NHL Winter Classic Construction Underway At Wrigley Field
bleedcubbieblue.com - 12/18/2008
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bleedcubbieblue.com —
I hadn't planned on stopping by Wrigley today,
given that it has been puking snow all afternoon....
But I had to go out for a while and my route took me past the ballpark (no, really -- I had to go that way). I didn't even bring my camera. But when I ...
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NHL Winter Classic Rink Update
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Al @ Bleed Cubbie Blue (SBN's Chicago Cubs blog) has a great collection of photos of the...
Winging It In Motown —
... Al @ Bleed Cubbie Blue (SBN's Chicago Cubs blog) has a great collection of photos of the construction at Wrigley Field for the Winter Classic game. You can check out the three days of photos here, here, and here. ...
Let the pimping for the Classic begin...
Second City Hockey —
... least 5 minutes. You can see the paths the players will take out of the dugouts towards the rink already.
There's another good article about Cubs players attending the game - still it seems to be only pitchers though. Good quote from Harden about falling asleep while listening to the Flames - you're not the only one guy.
Al over at Bleed Cubbie Blue has some great photos of the contruction of the rink. Check them out here, here and here. The photo at the top of this story comes from the last ...
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Hire Jim Essian —
... was gone, and I received this message.
I didn’t even get a nice explanation like, “Considering the context of your comment, I know that banning you is the absolute pinnacle of sweet irony, but I cannot tolerate dissonance on my site, especially not from you, since we’re now doing humor (LOL! Bravo!)! Besides, I can’t have links to your site driving traffic away from my vast PORTFOLIO OF PICTURES OF UNION WORKERS BUILDING A HOCKEY RINK! Some people might consider ...
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bleedcubbieblue.com 12/19/2008 — Now THIS is cool. The NHL Network is live-streaming the construction of the hockey rink.
This ought to keep you entertained and informed for the afternoon, in case I can't get over there for photos.
NHL Winter Classic Rink Update: Late Thursday, Closeups
bleedcubbieblue.com 12/19/2008 — Since a storm is headed this way, I thought I'd head over to Wrigley again this afternoon for some updated photos, especially after I saw the NHL Network video link on the post below, showing they had made considerable progress today. The lights were ...
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bleedcubbieblue.com 10/23/2008 — For the many hockey fans here, there's news about the Winter Classic, to be played at Wrigley Field on January 1:
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Take me out to the ice rink
nydailynews.com 1/1/2009 — Thursday afternoon, the Blackhawks will play host to the Winter Classic, the marquee game on the NHL's regular-season calendar, and the most surprised person of all to find the Blackhawks on such a stage is the guy who owns the team.
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nhl.com 12/8/2008 — The NHL Winter Classic is where tradition meets innovation, an original and authentic big-scale event that we share with NHL fans throughout North America," said John Collins, COO of the NHL. "New Year's Day is now hockey's day and the NHL Winter ...
Double for Sandberg —
Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 12/18/2008
Ryne Sandberg's managing career is taking another step forward -- and perhaps a step closer to Wrigley Field someday -- with his promotion to manage the Cubs' Class AA affiliate. Sandberg, who managed the Class A Peoria Chiefs the last two seasons, ...